BAKAbeans – Art for the Modern HUMANOID

Local Cape Town based artist BAKAbeans recently caught my attention in a big way! His pieces seem like a combination of Seth McFarlane and Salvador Dali, with such complex and intricate attention to detail he produces kind of twisted, motion driven compositions where insane character sketches meets a world of warped graffiti.

What struck me about his work is just the pure intensity of each piece: Each work is so full and epic that it takes you a while to fully grasp how much time has actually gone into its creation; as your eyes adjust to the imagery you start to realize the absolute complexity of it all.

In my opinion BAKAbeans is the epitomy of the modern artist, using non-conformist methods to express the inner man whilst slamming work in the corner of peoples eye in a Banksy-esque manner.

I caught up with the man himself and ask him a few questions about his life, his art, and his geyser!

1.           So when I came to your house yesterday, I understand it had been a bit of an epic morning for you?  What happened?

Geyser fucked out and flooded the place. Super awesome.

2 .        When you started creating art, what was you goal? Where you in a graffiti based mind-set, or where you looking towards a more classical approach? i.e. did you always start with the intention of being a “modern” artist (if that’s how you see yourself)?

I’ve been drawing since i remember. I’ve had plenty influences on the way. it was less of me wanting to be an artist and more of me just doing what i needed to do. I get quite irratable if I don’t create things!

3.         Who are your heroes? Past and present… the guys you look up to?

Plenty plenty. I would consider anyone I’m influenced by in a positive way a hero. SIngeling out a few just wouldn’t do everyone else justice!

4.         How do you rate SA artists of your kind of origin on a global scale?

SA’s Got Talent

5.         Where do you, ideally, want to be in 5 years?

uh, 5 years older and still creating things!

6.         If you could do a commissioned piece for anyone in the world (artist or otherwise) who would it be? Why?

Wow hectic question. I’d rather do a work for anyone who values what i do, rather than seeking approval.

7.         What would you create for them?

Extraterrestrial Puke Art

8.         Take us through the process of your “creations”? Do you have a goal, or objective when you start sketching or do you kind of start and end up where you end up?

At the moment a lot of it kind of creates itself. Otherwise I’ll sketch it up and formulate a concept.

9.         The office, the mighty boosh or not the nine-o-clock news

The mighty boosh and The Office (UK version preferably)

10.       Did you vote in the SA elections?

Next time…

**BAKAbeans is going to be doing a PIECE for dont party and it is going to be GIVEN AWAY at the DONT PARTY in “the little shop of horrors” event!

To check out more of the life and times of the BAKAbeans check out his FLICKR and his BLOG